Vampiric Silver is a good metal for smithing weapons and armor. Products made with vampiric silver also have a very high value, slightly more than that of gold. Its high density enhances the performance of bludgeoning weapons such as maces, mauls, and war hammers.

Smelting vampiric silver requires silver ore, flux stone, and fuel. Flux is used to remove carbon during the smelting process, while the fuel puts it back in. The end result is vampiric silver: silver with just the right amount of carbon in it. The ores of silver (native silver, horn silver, galena and tetrahedrite) can be found in any layer.

For weapons that are meant to be of a lighter density and weight, vampiric silver can be forged with slightly different processes that increase its malleability while being worked, and produce a lighter weapon overall. Weapons created with "openworked" vampiric silver are often crafted with openworked handles, thus giving openworked vampiric silver its name. The daggers that Vanya carried were of this material.